EN 12418:2000/prA1
(Amendment)Masonry and stone cutting-off machines for job site - Safety
Masonry and stone cutting-off machines for job site - Safety
Steintrennmaschinen für den Baustelleneinsatz - Sicherheit
Scies de chantier à tronçonner les matériaux - Sécurité
Rezalniki kamenja na gradbiščih - Varnost
General Information
- Status
- Not Published
- Technical Committee
- CEN/TC 151 - Construction equipment and building material machines - Safety
- Current Stage
- 5060 - Closure of Vote - Formal Approval
- Start Date
- 14-Jan-2009
- Completion Date
- 14-Jan-2009
- Directive
- 98/37/EC - Machinery
Relations
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2009
- Effective Date
- 22-Dec-2008
Overview
EN 12418:2000/prA1 (CEN draft amendment, 2008) is a safety standard for masonry and stone cutting-off machines for job site use. It amends EN 12418:2000 to update normative references, clarify safety requirements and information for use, and add/modify test codes for noise and vibration. The amendment aligns the original standard with newer EN/ISO machinery safety and acoustics standards and introduces a normative Vibration test code (Annex F) for hand‑transmitted vibration measurement.
Keywords: EN 12418, masonry cutting machines safety, stone cutting-off machines, job site safety, vibration testing, noise emission, CEN.
Key topics and requirements
- Scope and status: prA1 is a draft amendment submitted for Unique Acceptance Procedure by CEN/TC 151 and ties into EU machinery directives (see Annexes ZA/ZB).
- Updated normative references: replaces older EN documents with current EN/ISO standards such as EN ISO 12100-1/2, EN 60204-1:2006, EN ISO 13857, EN ISO 13732-1, among others.
- Guards and transmission parts: requires compliance with EN 953 and relevant clauses of EN ISO 12100-2 for guarding of moving parts.
- Electrical and EMC: updates electrical equipment requirements to EN 60204-1:2006 and requires EMC information where machinery emits non‑ionising radiation.
- Noise requirements: modifies noise test code (Annex A). Manufacturer noise declaration threshold updated from 85 dB(A) to 80 dB(A); associated measurement uncertainties are specified (2.5 dB for A‑weighted sound power; 4 dB for A‑weighted emission sound pressure).
- Thermal hazards: references EN ISO 13732-1 for assessment of hot surfaces.
- Vibration (Annex F): introduces a formal vibration test code for measuring hand‑transmitted vibration-specifies weighted acceleration axes (ahwx, ahwy, ahwz), use of tri‑axial accelerometers, mounting, calibration (ISO 16063-1), and measurement principles per EN ISO 20643 and EN ISO 8041.
- Information for use and marking: clarifies required markings (manufacturer name/address, machinery designation), CE‑marking footnote and expanded operator/manual requirements (safe unblocking procedures, foreseeable misuse).
Applications and users
This amendment is practical for:
- Manufacturers and OEMs designing or updating masonry/stone cutting machines to meet current European safety requirements.
- Test laboratories performing noise and vibration type tests and product control.
- Safety engineers and compliance officers preparing risk assessments, operator instructions, CE declarations and conformity documentation.
- Equipment purchasers, rental companies and site managers evaluating machine safety, noise and vibration performance.
- Maintenance personnel following updated maintenance and unblocking procedures.
Related standards
- EN ISO 12100 (machinery safety principles)
- EN 60204-1:2006 (electrical equipment of machines)
- EN ISO 13857 (safety distances)
- EN ISO 13732-1 (thermal contact)
- EN ISO 11201 / prEN ISO 3744 (acoustics)
- EN ISO 20643 / EN ISO 8041 (vibration measurement)
This amendment brings EN 12418 into line with modern EN/ISO safety, acoustics and vibration measurement practice-essential reading for stakeholders managing the safety and conformity of on‑site masonry and stone cutting equipment.
Frequently Asked Questions
EN 12418:2000/prA1 is a draft published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Masonry and stone cutting-off machines for job site - Safety". This standard covers: Masonry and stone cutting-off machines for job site - Safety
Masonry and stone cutting-off machines for job site - Safety
EN 12418:2000/prA1 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 91.220 - Construction equipment. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
EN 12418:2000/prA1 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 12418:2000+A1:2009, EN 12418:2000. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
EN 12418:2000/prA1 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2006/42/EC, 98/37/EC; Standardization Mandates: M/079, M/396. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
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Masonry and stone cutting-off machines for job site - Safety
Steintrennmaschinen für den Baustelleneinsatz - Sicherheit
Scies de chantier à tronçonner les matériaux - Sécurité
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 12418:2000/prA1
ICS:
91.220 Gradbena oprema Construction equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD
FINAL DRAFT
EN 12418:2000
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prA1
August 2008
ICS 91.220
English Version
Masonry and stone cutting-off machines for job site - Safety
Scies de chantier à tronçonner les matériaux - Sécurité Steintrennmaschinen für den Baustelleneinsatz - Sicherheit
This draft amendment is submitted to CEN members for unique acceptance procedure. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 151.
This draft amendment A1, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 12418:2000. If this draft becomes an amendment, CEN
members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for inclusion of this amendment
into the relevant national standard without any alteration.
This draft amendment was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made
by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN Management Centre has the same
status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without notice and
shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
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worldwide for CEN national Members.
Contents Page
Foreword.3
1 Modification to the Foreword .4
2 Modification to the Introduction.4
3 Modification to Clause 2, Normative references .4
4 Modification to Clause 3, Terms and definitions.5
5 Modification to Clause 5, Safety requirements and/or measures.5
6 Modification to 5.1.2.1, Transmission parts.6
nd
7 Modification to 5.1.9.1, General; 5.2.1, General (2 paragraph).6
8 Modification to 5.1.5, Transport and handling.6
9 Modification to 5.2.1, General.6
10 Modification to 5.2.2, Water damp.6
11 Modification to 5.3, Thermal hazards .6
12 Modification to Clause 7, Information for use .7
13 Modification to Annex A (informative) Noise test code – Grade 2 of accuracy .8
14 Modification to C.2.1, Calculation method .10
15 Addition of Annex F.10
16 Modification of Annex ZA .14
17 Addition of Annex ZB .14
18 Modification to the Bibliography.15
Foreword
This document (EN 12418:2000/prA1:2008) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 151
“Construction equipment and building material machines — Safety”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This document is currently submitted to the Unique Acceptance Procedure.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annexes ZA or ZB, which are integral parts of this
document.
1 Modification to the Foreword
th
Replace the 4 paragraph with the following:
"For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annexes ZA and ZB, which are integral parts of this
document.".
2 Modification to the Introduction
st
1 paragraph:
Replace "EN 292" with "EN ISO 12100-1:2003".
3 Modification to Clause 2, Normative references
Replace the standard paragraph with the following:
"The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.".
Replace "EN 953:1997" with "EN 953".
Delete:
"EN 292-1:1991, Safety of machinery — Basic concepts, general principles for design — Part 1: Basic
terminology, methodology
EN 292-2:1991, Safety of machinery — Basic concepts, general principles for design — Part 2: Technical
principles and specifications
EN 294:1992, Safety of machinery — Safety distance to prevent danger zones being reached by the upper
limbs
EN 563:1994, Safety of machinery — Temperatures of touchable surfaces — Ergonomic data to establish
temperature limit values for hot surfaces" and
"EN 1070:1998, Safety of machinery — Terminology".
Replace: "prEN 13218:1998" with "EN 13218:2002".
Replace "EN 60204-1:1997, Safety of machinery — Electrical equipment of machines — Part 1: General
requirements (IEC 60204-1:1997)" with "EN 60204-1:2006, Safety of machinery — Electrical equipment of
machines — Part 1: General requirements (IEC 60204-1:2005, modified)".
Replace "EN 60335-1:1994, Safety of household and similar appliances — Part 1: General requirements (IEC
60335-1:1991, modified)" with "EN 60335-1:2002, Household and similar electrical appliances — Safety —
Part 1: General requirements (IEC 60033-1:2001, modified)".
Replace "EN 60335-2-41:1996, Safety of household and similar appliances — Part 2: Particular requirements
for electric pumps for liquid having a temperature not exceeding 35 °C (IEC 60335-2-41:1996)" with
"EN 60335-2-41:2003, Household and similar electrical appliances — Safety — Part 2-41: Particular
requirements for pumps (IEC 60335-2-41:2002)".
Replace "EN 61029-1:1995" with "EN 61029-1:2000".
Replace "EN ISO 3744:1995, Acoustics — Determination of sound power levels of noise sources using sound
pressure — Engineering method in an essentially free field over a reflecting plane (ISO 3744:1994)" with
"prEN ISO 3744:2006, Acoustics — Determination of sound power levels and sound energy levels of noise
sources using sound pressure — Engineering method in an essentially free field over a reflecting plane
(ISO/DIS 3744:2006)".
Replace the title of EN ISO 11201:1995 with the following: "Acoustics — Noise emitted by machinery and
equipment — Measurement of emission sound pressure levels at a work station and at other specified
positions — Engineering method in an essentially free field over a reflecting plane (ISO 11201:1995)".
Add:
"EN 12096:1997, Mechanical vibration — Declaration and verification of vibration emission values",
"EN ISO 5349-2:2001, Mechanical vibration — Measurement and evaluation of human exposure to hand-
transmitted vibration — Part 2: Practical guidance for measurement at the workplace (ISO 5349-2:2001)
EN ISO 8041:2005, Human response to vibration — Measuring instrumentation (ISO 8041:2005)",
"EN ISO 12100-1:2003, Safety of machinery — Basic concepts, general principles for design — Part 1: Basic
terminology, methodology (ISO 12100-1:2003)
EN ISO 12100-2:2003, Safety of machinery — Basic concepts, general principles for design — Part 2:
Technical principles (ISO 12100-2:2003)
EN ISO 13732-1:2006, Ergonomics of the thermal environment — Methods for the assessment of human
responses to contact with surfaces — Part 1: Hot surfaces (ISO 13732-1:2006)
EN ISO 13857:2008, Safety of machinery — Safety distances to prevent hazard zones being reached by
upper and lower limbs (ISO 13857:2008)
EN ISO 20643:2005, Mechanical vibration — Hand-held and hand-guided machinery — Principles for
evaluation of vibration emission (ISO 20643:2005)
ISO 5348:1998, Mechanical vibration and shock — Mechanical mounting of accelerometers
ISO 7000:2004, Graphical symbols for use on equipment — Index and synopsis
ISO 16063-1:1998, Methods for the calibration of vibration and shock transducers — Part 1: Basic concepts".
4 Modification to Clause 3, Terms and definitions
Replace "EN 1070:1998" with "EN ISO 12100-1:2003".
5 Modification to Clause 5, Safety requirements and/or measures
st
1 paragraph:
Replace "EN 292-1" with "EN ISO 12100-1:2003" and "EN 292-2" with "EN ISO 12100-2:2003".
nd
2 paragraph:
Replace "EN 294" with "EN ISO 13857".
6 Modification to 5.1.2.1, Transmission parts
st nd
1 paragraph, 2 sentence:
Replace "EN 953:1997, in particular clauses 5, 6 and 7" with "EN 953".
nd
2 paragraph:
Replace existing text with the following:
"These guards shall comply with EN 953 and 5.3.2.2 of EN ISO 12100-2:2003".
rd
3 paragraph:
rd
Delete 3 paragraph, listings and NOTE.
nd
7 Modification to 5.1.9.1, General; 5.2.1, General (2 paragraph)
Replace "EN 60204-1:1997" with "EN 60204-1:2006".
8 Modification to 5.1.5, Transport and handling
NOTE:
Replace "1.1.5" with "5.5.5" and "EN 292-2:1991, annex A" with "EN ISO 12100-2:2003".
9 Modification to 5.2.1, General
st
1 sentence:
Replace "EN 61029-1:1995" with "EN 61029-1:2000".
th
4 paragraph:
th
Add at the end of 4 paragraph "therefore an inbuilt PRCD is not required".
10 Modification to 5.2.2, Water damp
Replace "EN 60335-1:1994" with "EN 60335-1:2002" and "EN 60335-2-41:1996" with "EN 60335-2-41:2003".
11 Modification to 5.3, Thermal hazards
5.3.2
Replace "4.2.2 of EN 563:1994" with "EN ISO 13732-1:2006".
5.3.3
st
1 paragraph:
Replace "EN 563:1994" with "EN ISO 13732-1:2006".
5.3.4 Test method
nd
2 paragraph:
Replace "EN 563:1994" with "EN ISO 13732-1:2006".
12 Modification to Clause 7, Information for use
In the hanging paragraph, replace "5.5" with "6.5" and "EN 292-2:1991" with "EN ISO 12100-2:2003".
7.1.1 Regular marking
st
Replace the 1 indent with the following indents: "
the business name and full address of the manufacturer and, where applicable, his authorised
representative;
designation of the machinery;".
Footnote 1)
Replace footnote with the following text:
1)
" For machines and their related products intended to be put on the market in the EEA, CE-marking as defined in
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